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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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