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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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