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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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