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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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