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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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