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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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