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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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