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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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