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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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