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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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