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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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