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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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