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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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