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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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