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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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