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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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