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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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