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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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