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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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