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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key 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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