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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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