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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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