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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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