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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores 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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