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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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