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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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