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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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