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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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