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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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