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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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