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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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