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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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