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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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