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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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