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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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