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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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