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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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