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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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