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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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