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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses 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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