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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the 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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