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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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