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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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