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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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