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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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