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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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