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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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