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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key 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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