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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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