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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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