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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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