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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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