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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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