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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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