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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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