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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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