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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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