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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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