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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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