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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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