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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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