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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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