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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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