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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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