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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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