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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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