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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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