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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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