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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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