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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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