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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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