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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines 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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