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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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