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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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