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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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