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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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