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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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