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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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