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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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