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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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