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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)