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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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