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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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