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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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