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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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