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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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