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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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