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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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