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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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