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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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