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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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