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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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