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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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