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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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