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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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