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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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