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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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