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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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