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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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