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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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