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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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