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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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