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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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