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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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