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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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