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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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