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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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