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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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