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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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