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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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