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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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