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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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