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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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