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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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