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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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