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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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