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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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