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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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