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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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