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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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