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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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