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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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