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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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