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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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