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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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