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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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