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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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