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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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