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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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