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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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