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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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