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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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