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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What 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 manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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