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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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