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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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