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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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