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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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