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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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