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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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