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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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