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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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