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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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