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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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