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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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