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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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