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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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