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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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