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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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