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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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