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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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