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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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