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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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