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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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