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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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