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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major 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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