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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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