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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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