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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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