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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. 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. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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