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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers 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 we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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