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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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