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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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