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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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