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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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