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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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