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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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