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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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