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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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