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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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