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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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