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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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