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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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