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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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