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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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