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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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