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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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