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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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