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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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