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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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