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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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