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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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