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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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