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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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