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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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