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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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