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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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