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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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