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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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