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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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