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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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