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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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