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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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