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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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