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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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