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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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