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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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