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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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