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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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