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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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