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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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