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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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