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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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