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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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