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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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