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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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