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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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