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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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