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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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