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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured 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? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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