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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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