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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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