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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching 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 in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with 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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