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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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