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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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