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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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