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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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