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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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