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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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