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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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