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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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