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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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