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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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