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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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