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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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