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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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