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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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