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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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