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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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