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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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