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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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