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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes 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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