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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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