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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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