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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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