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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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