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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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