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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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