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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee 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 massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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