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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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