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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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