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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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