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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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