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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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