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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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