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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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