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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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