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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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