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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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