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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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