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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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