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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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