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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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