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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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