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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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