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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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