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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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