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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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