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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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