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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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