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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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