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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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