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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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