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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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