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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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