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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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