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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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