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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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