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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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