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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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