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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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