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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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