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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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