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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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