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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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