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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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