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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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