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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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