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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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