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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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