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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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