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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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