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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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