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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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