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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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