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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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