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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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