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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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