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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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