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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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