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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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