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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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