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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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