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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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