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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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