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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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