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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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