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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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