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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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