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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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