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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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