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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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