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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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