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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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