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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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