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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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