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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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