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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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