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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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