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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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