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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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