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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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