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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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