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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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