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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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