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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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