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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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