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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major 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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