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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key 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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