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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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