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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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