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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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