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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education