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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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