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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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