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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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