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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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