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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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