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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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