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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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