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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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