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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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