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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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