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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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