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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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