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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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