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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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