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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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