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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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