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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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