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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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