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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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