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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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