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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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