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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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