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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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