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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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