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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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