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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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