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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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