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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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