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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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