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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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