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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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