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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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