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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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