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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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