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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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