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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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