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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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