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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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