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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important 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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