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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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