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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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