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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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