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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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