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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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