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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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