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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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