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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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