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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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