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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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