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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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