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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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