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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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