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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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