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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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