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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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