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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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