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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring 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 sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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