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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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