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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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