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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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