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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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