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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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