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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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