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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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