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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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