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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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