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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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