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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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