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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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