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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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