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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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