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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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