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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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