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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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