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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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