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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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