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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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