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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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