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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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