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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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