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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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