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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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