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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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