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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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