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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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