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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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