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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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