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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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