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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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