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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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