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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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