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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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