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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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