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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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