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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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