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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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