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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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