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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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