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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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