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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models 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 institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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