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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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