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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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