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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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