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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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