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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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