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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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