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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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