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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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