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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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