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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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