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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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