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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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