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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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