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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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