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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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