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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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