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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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