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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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