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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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