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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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