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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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