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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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