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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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