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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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