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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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