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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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