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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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