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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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