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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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