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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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