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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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