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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key 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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