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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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