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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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