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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors 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 MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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