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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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