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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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