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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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