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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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