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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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