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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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