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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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