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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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