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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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