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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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