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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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