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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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