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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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