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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take 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. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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