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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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