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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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