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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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