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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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