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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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