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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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