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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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