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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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