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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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