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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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