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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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