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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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