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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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