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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses 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 MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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