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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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