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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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