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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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