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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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