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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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