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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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