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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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