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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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