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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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