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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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