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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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