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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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