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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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