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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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