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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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