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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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