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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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