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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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