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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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