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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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