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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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