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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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