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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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