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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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 available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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