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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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