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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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