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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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